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"DH wanted spanish rice one night so I made the following recipe that I got from Betty Crocker. OMG, it was just like eating my mom's. I forgot how good her spanish rice was!!! Try it, you won't be disappointed!!! Serve as a meal in its self or as a side dish."

Ingredients: garlic powder, green bell peppers...

"This is easy, simple and wonderful. The original recipe which was printed in the Spring 2005 Penzeys catalog, calls for long-grain rice; however, I liked it much better with basmati. Also, the original recipe called for minced onion but I found it worked very well with dried onion. I indicated that the butter is optional, because I did not add it."

Ingredients: dried onion flakes, saffron...

"A quick, no-fuss version of chicken tortilla soup! All you do is put everything into the slow cooker, and turn it on. Then garnish with baked corn tortilla strips. What a dish."

Ingredients: cumin, fresh cilantro...

"MMMM! I love plantains, especially sweet ones. This is a lower fat method of making "maduros" without the use of oil and frying in a pan."

Ingredients: cooking spray, plantains...

"Not a clue where I got this recipe. It makes for a nice change of pace and goes well with either chicken or fish."

Ingredients: long grain brown rice, sliced almonds...

"This soup is really yummy and healthy too! This makes a main dish accompanied by tortillas, or crusty french bread and a nice salad!Caribbean, Cuban, Mexican and Spanish influences! It really is best if the beans are soaked overnight.And depending on your cooker, the soup might need to be cooked longer."

Ingredients: cilantro, ground cumin...

"This slightly bitter flavor is more refreshing on a hot summber day than sweet lemonade. Posted for Zaar World Tour 2006. Cook time is cooling and chilling time."

Ingredients: lemons, superfine sugar...

"Similar to ratatouille, but different. :-)
The paprika makes it different; using smoked paprika makes it extra-special!"

Ingredients: eggplants, aubergines...

"This is one of my all time favorite dishes. I've been experimenting for a year now and I think I've finally got it perfect. This recipe is for an 18" pallera cooked on an open flame (a weber grill works perfectly). For a smaller pan and stovetop cooking half the recipe.
Note: Some purists say an 'authentic' paella doesn't..."

Ingredients: shrimp, fresh parsley...

"Quick after dinner drink that goes down super easy! Posted for ZWT3."

Ingredients: coffee liqueur, hot coffee...

"This is an adaptation on a recipe that was emailed to me. The original recipe was from The New Family Cookbook for People with Diabetes. It goes well with Apricot Chicken for the Gourmet Crock Pot."

Ingredients: ground turmeric, fresh parsley...

"What a great dish for the cooler months ahead. Source: The Best of Jenny's Kitchen by Jennifer Raymond (June 1982.)"

Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, diced tomatoes...

"I lived in Paris for 4 months and in Valladolid, Spain for 6 months as a student and in both cities, the traditional everyday breakfast was this (although some adults have black coffee rather than chocolate milk!). In Spain I lived with a local family and everyone had a variation of this breakfast each day. It really hits the spot and with some fruit..."

Ingredients: chocolate milk, strawberry jam...

"This is a simple but very filling Spanish potato and sausage stew. The chorizo and paprika give this a lovely smokey flavour, so for the best results you'll want to search out those two ingredients. Otherwise, you could add in any number of vegetables. Try corn, carrots or green peppers. The kind of chorizo to use in this dish is the raw pork sausage,..."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, fresh basil...